Garden Calendar
* Workshop on borders of Mediterranean plants, Saturday, 9 a.m., at Kimberly Crest House and Gardens, 1325 Prospect Drive, Redlands, (909) 792-2111. $20.
* African violet show and sale, Town Hall Room, Balboa-Mission Shopping Center, 16916 San Fernando Mission Blvd., Granada Hills, (818) 363-6222. Free admission.
* Talk on wildlife in the garden: “Guests or Pests?” Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon, at the Theodore Payne Foundation, 10459 Tuxford St., Sun Valley, (818) 768-1802. $10.
* Malibu Orchid Society auction and sale, Saturday, 1-4 p.m., at Pacific Palisades Women’s Club, 901 Haverford Ave., Pacific Palisades, (310) 452-7557. Free admission.
* La Ballona Bromeliad Society show and sale, Saturday, noon-4:30 p.m., and Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Overland Avenue and Culver Boulevard, Culver City, (310) 230-4262. Free admission.
* International Geranium Society show and sale, Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., at Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Canada Flintridge, (818) 952-4401; https://www.descanso.com. $5.
* Orchid Festival with hundreds of blooms on view, talks and a sale, Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., at the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, (626) 405-2141, https://www.huntington.org. $8.50.
* A seminar on “A New Look at Hedges,” by horticulturist Jill Vig, Wednesday, May 16, 1:30-3 p.m., at the Arboretum of Los Angeles County, 301 N. Baldwin Ave., Arcadia, (626) 821-3222. $15.
Send garden announcements to Garden Events, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012, at least three weeks before the event date.